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Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, Ga Mantse and President of the Ga Traditional Council, says the National Commission on Small Arms and Light Weapons (NACSA) needs power to seize unauthorised weapons in communities.  “This is my plea. The NACSA should be given the power to bite to be able to enforce and…

The acting Inspector-General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, received the National Coordinator, National Center for the Control of Small Arms and Light Weapons, Major General Abba Dikko (retd.) and the management team of the NCCSALW, during a courtesy visit to the Force Headquarters, Abuja, on Thursday.

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"Nigeria is deluged in illicit firearms in the hands of non-state actors."

The National Commission for the Coordination and Control of Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons, on Tuesday, raised concern over the proliferation and infiltration of arms and ammunition in Africa.

“In 2019, African countries collectively imported approximately $1.9bn worth of arms, including ammunition, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. However, some of these arms and ammunition might have got in the wrong hands...

National Commission for the Coordination and Control of Proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (NATCOM) has decried the proliferation and infiltration of arms and ammunition in Africa, saying the development has fuelled conflicts in the continent. Acting Director-General of NATCOM, Adejare Adegbenro, in a statement, yesterday, lamented the data on small arms trade in Africa, adding […]

Adegbenro insisted that “curbing arms proliferation, sanctions would protect civilian populations from the devastating impacts of violence, displacement, and human rights abuses.”

Receiving the illegal weapons, the North-Central Coordinator of NCCSALW, Major.-General Hamza Bature, lauded the efforts of OPSH in tackling insecurity in the state.